I started making pots over 30 years ago as a high school student in Kansas City MO. I still love to make pots.  I find inspiration in the fact that my pots will be put to use in the simple traditions of everyday living. Setting the table. Sharing meals with friends. Arranging flowers in a vase.  I hope my pottery can add bit of beauty to these everyday rituals.

Currently I have a studio outside of Clearwater MN. My goal as a potter has always been to create pots with a genuine sense of pleasure in use.  My pieces are strong simple pots designed for beauty and function in the home.  I throw, and sometimes alter, forms using a combination of contemporary and traditional surface designs. 

I perform all the processes involved in making each piece.  My pots are thrown on a potter's wheel.  I use stoneware clay and glazes fired in a gas reduction kiln.  I mix all my glazes from raw chemicals. 

Over the years, I have found the most important aspect of being truly creative is to always grow.  It is so easy to become stagnant.  I am continually trying various forms and surface glazing techniques.